Woodroffe later knocked on the door of the man's girlfriend's home and threatened to kill him.

He pulled out a machete-type knife with a 10-inch blade and round circles on it.

He repeatedly stabbed the victim, who tried to grab the blade and managed to trip Woodroffe, causing both of them to fall to the floor.

Woodroffe got up first and stabbed him several times in the back before driving off in a car with another man.

The victim suffered eight stab wounds, including one 9cm long that cut the surface of a lung and another 7cm long that injured the lining of the abdominal cavity.

There was a 6cm cut to an arm, one of 7cm to his back and others of 6cm, 5cm and 3cm.

The victim was discharged after three days and had made a good recovery.

Woodroffe handed himself in to police on April 28.

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